THE PRACTICE
Team
Own Your Story is founder-led. The philosophy, language, and method are developed and held by ianka fleerackers — and the most significant work is delivered by ianka directly. Where a client's work calls for specialist input, OYS draws on a trusted network of professionals in adjacent fields.
Founder & Method Custodian
ianka fleerackers
ianka is the founder of Own Your Story and the originator of the OYS philosophy and method — including O.W.N® and the Congruence Wheel®.
Her role at OYS: developing and safeguarding the philosophy and method — leading core programs and all strategic client work — maintaining coherence across every OYS application.
Core Team
Office Support
Day-to-day operations at OYS are handled through a combination of AI-supported systems and external administrative support — keeping inquiry management and workflows running cleanly, so client work receives the full attention it deserves.
Specialists in related fields
Called in when the work requires it
OYS maintains a trusted network of specialists across disciplines — brought in selectively when a client's work calls for specific expertise beyond the core practice.
Data science / AI specialists
Styling experts
Personal authority photography
Slide deck design
Book design
IP specialists
Publishers and book coaches
Speaker bureaus
Voice coaches
Whoever contributes to the work does so within the OYS method and to the same quality standard.
How the work gets done
At this stage of OYS, the core programs and most client-facing work are led by ianka directly. The practice is built with clear systems and assigned responsibilities, so quality and coherence hold — regardless of which parts of the work are shared with others.
Programs are kept by admission only — ensuring depth, readiness, and alignment before work begins. Roles and responsibilities are assigned explicitly. Technology and AI are used where they add real value to preparation, analysis, and execution — not as substitutes for the judgment the method requires.
AI-supported systems are used in workflow and preparation. Judgment, interpretation, and responsibility remain human and method-led.
This is how OYS stays founder-led in standard — and builds the conditions to remain that way as the practice grows.
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